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We are available every day to answer all of your questions.You can contact Florent Bartolucci, our registrar, who is available Monday to Friday,

from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., by phone at 1-800-263-2816, ext. 229,or by e-mail at admission@ceosteo.com.

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Welcome to the CCO

Traditional osteopathy, as presented by the Canadian College of Osteopathy, is defined as:

“A natural manual therapy which aims to restore function in the body by treating the causes of pain and imbalance. To achieve this goal, the osteopathic manual practitioner relies on the quality and finesse of

his palpation and works with the position, mobility and quality of the tissues”.

Dr. Still with his students - dissection class, 1901

The profession of osteopathy was founded single-handedly in 1874 by an American physician, with a mechanical background, named Andrew Taylor Still (1828-1917).

Definition of Osteopathy

Osteopathy is a philosophy

§ The objective is to restore function to the organism by treating causes of dysfunction, pain and imbalance.

§ The osteopathic manual practitioner (D.O.M.P.) uses the quality and finesse of his/her palpation skills to evaluate and treat patients.

§ He determines the position, mobility and vitality (quality) of the tissue.

Philippe Druelle, D.O. (FR, CA)

• At the CCO, our program focuses on the essential features of osteopathic manual practice that sets it apart from other forms of manual therapy.

• The most important of these features is the practitioner’s ability to palpate tissue tension, texture, and subtle motions. Time and instructor feedback are the most crucial elements of one’s palpation development.

• All of our faculty members have been chosen not only for their competencies, education, and expertise but also because they are passionate about transmitting their knowledge and skill to students.

• The majority of our faculty members and clinical instructors have 10-40 years of experience.

Advantages of the CCO

• Students can start their studies at one of our campuses and finish themat another of our campuses across Canada (Vancouver, Winnipeg,Toronto, and Halifax or in Europe (Germany and Switzerland) inEnglish, Montreal and Quebec City in French).

• Our continuing education classes are taught by some of the world’smost renowned and skilled osteopaths and physicians. All of ourcampuses, national and international, offer a wide range of annualcontinuing education opportunities.

• Students are provided all notes electronically two weeks prior to thestart of each course.

• Courses are held over five consecutive days encompassing theweekend, providing our students with the flexibility to manage theirschedules.

• Our campus provides students with a library, kitchen for students toenjoy their own lunches, and student clinics where they can receivetreatments.

• They also have the flexibility to take a course at any of our other 7campuses if scheduling conflicts arise or transfer to a different campusif the need arises.

Other advantages offered by the CCO include the following:

Why choose to study Osteopathy at the CCO?

Choosing where you will take your education in osteopathic manual practice requires careful consideration.

The CCO was the first osteopathic educational institution to be established in Ontario more than 25 years ago.

Since then, the college has graduated some of the most qualified and accomplished osteopathic professionals in the province.

Although shorter programs at other institutions may seem enticing, it is important to realize that osteopathy is much more than learning techniques.

Our program is divided into two main periods of study:

• First, there is a four-year period during which you will learn and practice all the theoretical and practical osteopathic material. Following the successful completion of your exams, you will obtain a certificate of academic aptitude.

• Then, there is a one-year period during which you will participate in supervised clinical practice overseen by highly experienced osteopathic manual practitioners. During this time, you will also complete an independent study on the topic of your choice. Upon completion of both periods, you will obtain the D.O.M.P. (Diploma in Osteopathic Manual Practice) and the D.Sc.O. (Diploma in the Science of Osteopathy).

Our Study Program

Learn how to use osteopathic techniques

First-year program

Second-year program

Third-year program

Fourth-year program

Fifth-year program

Massage Therapist2,600-3,000 hour-program 2,200 hour-program or more with a university

degree2,200 hour-program or more and no university degree*(pre-admissions course required)

You hold a bachelor in these health programs:• Medicine• Physiotherapy• Occupational therapy• Nursing science• Sports and athletic therapy• Chiropractic• Kinesiology * (pre-admissions course required)• Veterinary medicine• Midwives

You are an acupuncturistAnd you have completed an acupuncture program recognized by the professional order of the Province.*(Pre-admission course and 120 hours of additional clinic hours required)

You are a massage therapist

To meet our admission criteria

* The pre-admissions course consists of a twenty online lessons course in basic anatomy and physiology.

The strength of our Study Program

• Palpation courses

• Learn how to use the right technique in the right way

• Our clinical methodology

Osteopathic techniques

Osteoarticular adjustments

§ The objective is to put the joints in motion without using force.

§ The benefits: smoothness, precision, efficiency. That is why it is very much appreciated by patients.

§ Usually, one technique is sufficient and does not need to be repeated to obtain relief.

In history, from the very beginning, osteopaths were the first to discover these excellent techniques.

§ There are many soft tissue methods in osteopathy as:§ The myofascial release, by Andrew T. Still and William Garner

Sutherland D.O., the muscle energy, by Fred Mitchell, D.O., the strain counterstrain, by Laurence Jones, D.O.

§ Palpation and knowledge of neurophysiology are important in this field including the work of Irvin Korr, PhD, Denslow, PhD, and Patterson, PhD.

Myofascial

Cranial

§ There is an internal movement that Sutherland called the Primary Respiratory Mechanism (9 to 12 cycles per minute).

§ It tells you whether a region has vitality or not. This requires accurate palpation.

§ It is very useful after concussions, for young children, after a difficult birth, chronic fatigue, headaches.

§ Since the beginning of osteopathy, many osteopaths and D.O.M.P. have studied and developed therapeutic methods, particularly in gynaecology and obstetrics.

§ The viscera are often the cause of dysfunction, inflammation and associated pain. § We have received the pioneers in this field: Jean Pierre Barral, Philippe Druelle,

Bernard Darraillans, René Briend, etc.

Visceral

CCO clinical methodology

§ Enables the D.O.M.P. to itemize and prioritize global assessment findings by teaching a hierarchy of somatic dysfunction (SD). Your treatments will be more effective.

§ The clinical methodology is very successful and we teach it in many countries: Canada, USA, Russia, Japan, France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland.

§ The people of Ontario and Manitoba are becoming increasingly conscious of the usefulness and efficiency of natural manual therapy ; this social tendency contributes to an increase in the demand for osteopathic care.

§ There is a rising need for healthcare professionals, particularly osteopathic manual practitioners, due to the growth and aging of our population, which calls for more healthcare services. This is equally true for professionals practicing in rural areas, where there is a constant increase in demand for this type of service.

§ Approximately 1,800 graduates, educated at our campuses across Canada, are actively and successfully practicing osteopathy. The public recognizes their competence and makes their satisfaction known.

Work opportunities

CCO ADMISSION

Admissions Office Tel: 1-800-263-2816, ext. 229

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